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REGISTRY NUMBER 228
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  • How was the Quilt Acquired?:
    gift
    Name of Maker:
    Helen Keddy
    Maiden Name of Maker:
    Duquette
    Surname:
    Keddy
    Relationship to Owner:
    grandmother
    Occupation:
    Homemaker
    Place Maker Lives/Lived:
    Hemmingford
    Place Made: (Known or Estimate):
    Known
    Pieced by (top):
    Helen Keddy
    Quilted by:
    Helen Keddy
    Year Made:
    1965-70
    Year is (accuracy):
    Known
    Place Made:
    Hemmingford
    Size in Inches:
    94.5" x 76 1/4"
    Size: Irregular?:
    No
    Pattern:
    Dresden Plate
    General Condition (Top):
    Like New Soiled
    Technique:
    Applique Patchwork
    Hand or Machine Made:
    Hand Machine
    Block Set:
    Straight
    Block Numbers (whole):
    20
    Size:
    14 3/4" x 14 3/4"
    Sashing Width(s):
    3"
    Sashing Colours:
    yellow
    Border Number:
    1
    Border Width(s):
    3"
    Border Colour(s):
    yellow
    Border Colour(s): Plain or Print:
    One Fabric
    Corners:
    Straight
    Fabric:
    100% Cotton Polyester
    Edging:
    Hand
    Edging Detail: Other?:
    one piece of top is stained and torn
    Batting:
    Polyster
    Batting Detail: Other?:
    light weight, white
    Quilting (hand):
    Irregular
    Quilting (machine):
    hand
    Stitches Per Inch & Thread Colour:
    7 stitches/inch
    Tied:
    No
    Quilting Pattern (main block):
    in the ditch
    Quilting Pattern (fill-in blocks):
    chain
    Quilting Pattern (sashing):
    chain
    Number of Pieces:
    1
    Number of Pieces: One fabric or Different Fabrics?:
    One Fabric

Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institue for Studies in Canadian Art

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